Hong Kong action cinema

by Logan, Bey

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Title Statements

Full title :Hong Kong action cinema / Bey Logan.

Summary

"This book tells you everything you ever wanted to know about the high-octane world of Far Eastern film-making: from the balletic to the ballistic, from the grace of Bruce Lee to the bullet-ridden bloodletting of John Woo, from the comedy stunts of Jackie Chan to the action choreography of Ching Siu Tung, from versatile leading man Chow Yun Fat to fighting females Michelle Khan and Cynthia Rothrock, from prolific action director Samo Hung to Tsui Hark, dubbed the 'Steven Spielberg of Hong Kong'. It is also a comprehensive guide to the history of Hong Kong cinema, tracing the background to this exciting film genre from filmed Chinese opera, through the work of the Shaw Brothers and Lau Kar Leung, to the mixture of fantasy and fast-moving action that typifies the present day style."--BOOK JACKET.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1996.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Overlook Press
Place of Publication:Woodstock, N.Y
Language:eng
Publication Date:1996.

The Physical Object

Description:191 pages : : illustrations (some color) ; : 28 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0879516631, 9780879516635
oclc:ocm34076916
LC Classification:PN1993.5.H6
Dewey Decimal:791.45/75/095125

In the beginning: from Peking Opera to a Shaw thing -- Bruce Lee: the dragon discovered -- Lau Kar Leung: the undisputed martial arts king -- Jackie Chan: the clown prince of Kung Fu -- Samo Hung: the multi-talented star -- Chinese ghost stories: the Far Eastern flights of fantasy -- Heroic bloodshed: the ballistic ballet of John Woo -- Comedy capers: carry on out East -- Fighting females: The Far East's favourite females of fury -- The next generation: new dragons rising.

Subjects

Action and adventure films Action and adventure films -- History a… Actionfilm China -- Hong Kong Criticism, interpretation, etc Films d'arts martiaux -- Histoire et cr… Films d'aventures -- Histoire et critiq… Hongkong Martial arts films Martial arts films -- History and criti… Motion pictures Motion pictures -- China